The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-09
POINT PLEASANT. WEST VA.
LuH's Lovrs-A WELI-KNowN

MIsr.-The following is from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, of Saturday.
The party mentioned, Caspar Luh,
is Mason county man, and has a
wife and several children, it is said,
living on Thirteen Mile Creek. He
is well known here:
"8Iary Brockman was a gay and
sprightly widow of Charleston, West
Virginia. Some thirty-seven years
had added maturity to her petite
but graceful form. Still her spirits
were as light as ever, and her sus-
ceptible heart futtered at the APP
proach of the opposite sex Long
ago she established lodging house
in Charleston, which was frequented
almost exclusively by railroad men.
She was very kind to them, and by
all was called Mamma" SO atten-
tive was she whenever any unfortu-
nate was taken sick away from
home Charleston is a prohibition
town The railroad men assured
mamma" that it was absolutely
necessary in their business that they
should have liquor. The benevolent
soul fitted up room in the board
ing-hOuse. which, although not in
the strict sense a bar-room, had all
the paraphernalia of such a place.
-'Mamma- BrOckman prospered, and
4 growing bank account and some
desirable real estate bear indisputa-
bic testimony to her thrift. She
had a pleasant smile for all, and
from outward appearance no one
could tell whether her little heart
beat faster for any special one. A
change
CANE OVER HER DREAMS,
however Sunday a stalwart en-
gineer became a guest at her hos
telry. he had a glowing mustache,
was well shaped, and pulled the
throttle on an engine. which made
daily trips over the Kanawha and
Ohio Road. He was laying off for
a rest, and made himself very agree
able about the place. His name
was Caspar Luh, and he claimed
Cincinnati as his home. The fol-
lowing Wednesday he was taken
sick. His illness was rather unro-
mantle 1t was nothing more than
an attack of cramps in the stomach,
but it sent him to bed. mamma"
Brockman at once went to his relief
at was while putting warm cloths
on his stomach" she afterward
naively confessed, 'that 1 first fell
in love with Caspar."
With such a devoted nurse, re-
covery was, CT course, only matter
of day or two. Luh had also sue
cumbed to the attacks of tricky
Cupid, maybe with thoughts of the
bank account and corner lots in his
mind. Somehow, the widow could
not explain in what manner they
became engaged
SHE COYLY YIELDED
to ils Importunate requests for an
early wedding.
1--WE ran away" said she, sand
were married. but 1 won't say when,
unless 1 have to in Court"
"WelI, added the widow, after
some urging, and archly covering
her face with her kerchief, sit was
last Saturday, just a week after
first met Caspar. We were mar
ried at the Presbyterian Church in
Charleston, and oh, it was an elope-
ment, and SO romantic"
As may be supposed there was
a sensation in the railroad commu-
nifty of West Virginia's Capital
when it became known that "Mam-
ma" Brockman had again taken
Hymen's yoke upon her neck
Besides other responsibilities
"Mamma" had requests from her
former matrimonial venture in the
shape of three children.
"They are all boys, too" said
Mamma" with a bashful little
laugh. "The oldest is fifteen years
of age and the youngest is my ba-
by. How old is the baby? Oh, he
is eleven years old"
The newly welded couple ar
rived in Cincinnati last Sunday
evening to spend the honeymoon,
and put up at the st. James. A
day or two later they changed
their quarters to the Germania, on
Sycamore street. Yesterday after
noon
cARE-woRN WOMAN
appeared at the Police Court Clerks
office and swore out a warrant for
Casper Luh's arrest on the charge
of abandoning family. Luh and
h.